APOLLO 16 ASTRONAUT ALIGNS CENTRAL STATION ANTENNA DURING PRACTICE

[KSC-71PC-0744]

  • Photo Number: KSC-71PC-0744

  • Release Date: 30-Nov-1971

  • Keywords: APOLLO 16 FLIGHT,APOLLO PROGRAM,APOLLO ASTRONAUTS,TRAINING,SPACE SUITS,LUNAR EXPERIMENTS,CENTRAL STATION ANTENNA
    • Description: Apollo 16 mission commander John W. Young aligns the Central Station antenna during practice deployment of the Apollo lunar surface experiment package [ALSEP]. The central station will serve as a power distribution and handling point for lunar surface experiments he and lunar module pilot Charles Duke will deploy on the Moon in March.

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